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Thin Round Column in Fractional Heights

by The Shoveler Posted 15th Sep 2010 at 7:12 PM - Updated 2nd Oct 2010 at 2:44 AM by The Shoveler : Added link to square column version
 
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#2 Old 15th Sep 2010 at 7:25 PM
Wow, thanks! This is great for people who build raised decks, I am one of them. I once tried to use the good ol' OSMPs once for a raised deck. Didn't turn out too well. :S

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#3 Old 15th Sep 2010 at 7:42 PM
Great idea, I love it. So useful. Thank you so much,
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#4 Old 15th Sep 2010 at 9:05 PM Last edited by Lucassimone3 : 15th Sep 2010 at 10:03 PM.
It would be nice if you could make square ones, I hardly use round columns. Keep up the good work though
Lab Assistant
#5 Old 16th Sep 2010 at 1:55 PM
Thank you so much. This is so helpful.
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#6 Old 16th Sep 2010 at 3:46 PM
Gee, I feel so stupid now. I don't understand what you can do with these? Even though I read the information..
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#7 Old 18th Sep 2010 at 3:58 AM
Thanks for the comments so far!

Lucassimone3, squarish columns wouldn't be too hard, and I might give it a go once I have a little more free time. Been working a lot of O/T lately and the only time I have for Simming is on the weekends. I created these columns solely for a house of mine that is currently sitting in the moderation queue for upload. I required a very basic round column in 1.00x, 1.25x, and 1.50x heights and tried for several days using different possible solutions before coming to the conclusion that I would have to create them myself. So first and foremost, they are round because of their use in one house that hasn't even been successfully uploaded yet (knock on wood). But while I was creating them, I decided it wouldn't be that much more work to create a full set from 0.25x to 2.00x.

Marcella17, let me try and explain better. If you are familiar with the use of the ConstrainFloorElevation cheat to create "short" walls on top of standard-height ones -- to effectively create walls that are 1.25x, 1.50x, and even 1.75x tall -- these "columns" allow you to fill that gap between floor and ceiling in the same quarter wall-height steps. For example, quarter wall-height steps are used by people that build split-level stairs, because each "four step" staircase is exactly 0.25x high. Other scenarios would include split level homes or sunken rooms, where the wall height isn't the standard 1.00x. Another example would be a large second story deck on a house built on a foundation (which in its own is 0.25x the height of a standard wall). Normally you would have to use small 1x1 foundations and place standard Build-mode columns on top of them to properly support the deck. Or, you could use my 1.25x column for a cleaner look and forget about the 1x1 foundations.

Because these aren't standard Build-mode columns, they don't create the grid above them when placed in-game (that you could normally place floor tiles on). Instead, you have to figure out a way to create the second floor first (at whatever height you want), and then place the appropriate height columns afterward. The only place where these won't work well would be in Austin0331's deck scenario if the deck was over natural uneven terrain. If you were to try and place a 1.25x tall column somewhere where the distance between the terrain and the deck above was less than that distance, the top of the column will poke through the deck. These columns are not a substitute for the old Sims 2 Deck Tool.
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#8 Old 19th Sep 2010 at 5:32 PM
WOW, thanks a lot for this ! It will come so handy
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#9 Old 1st Oct 2010 at 9:04 PM
These are sooo useful! I used them in my Tropical Beach House and another one I am hoping to get up this weekend. Just if you want to see how they have been used! Thank You!
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#10 Old 15th Oct 2010 at 10:07 AM
Thanks so much!!Awesome!
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#11 Old 9th Feb 2011 at 7:04 PM
Very Useful
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#12 Old 24th Oct 2014 at 7:40 AM
thank u very useful :p
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#13 Old 11th Apr 2015 at 6:32 AM
I've been looking for something of this sort. I happen to be just a builder and love building homes. You all provide me what i need in the game and for that I thank you. <3
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#14 Old 21st Aug 2015 at 4:10 AM
thank you
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#15 Old 25th Aug 2019 at 10:09 PM
It always frustrated me that there weren't any plain, round columns in the game. This is exactly what I've been looking for, and I love that it comes in varying heights so a house can be on a foundation and the columns can be on the ground. Thanks!